July 18 in history: • 1290 – King Edward I issued an edict to expel all Jews from England. → go there • 1723 – Johann Sebastian Bach directed the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz in Leipzig. → go there • 1976 – At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 for her routine on the uneven bars. → go there • 1989 – American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California. → go there • 1995 – Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was posthumously released. → go there Died 1872: Benito Juárez Wiki link Born 1950: Richard Branson Wiki link Born 1975: M.I.A. Wiki link Died 2005: Amy Gillett Wiki link Pictured: Nadia Comăneci on the balance beam.